Pinless skirt hanger



Aug. 26, 1952 c. E. CURRIER PINLESS SKIRT HANGER Filed Sept. 15, 1949 8 6 m H. w 4 4 n 6 n y w u 6 w 3 7 .0 u f F m 4 |\7. a I V 2 n 6 J a 0 5 M 7 a m a v a 4 w. 5 llllll 11 Clifford 5. Carrier INVENTOR.

UNITED STA.

Patented Aug. 26, 1952 rINL ss- SKIRT HANGER, Clifford F", Currier, Gamboa, o. z.

' Application september 13,1949, SerialNo. 115,472

provements in garment hangers and theprimary object of the present invention is 'toprovide a hanger ior skirts,"strapless dresses'and'the like,

that is so constructed as to permit a skirt, strapa less 'dress or the like to be quickly and readily applied thereto or removed therefrom ina convenient manner. I i Another important object of the present invention is to provide apinless skirt or strapless dress hanger that will support a garment in such a manner as to prevent undesirable creasing or wrinkling of the garment. l

A further object of the present invention is to provide a pinless type hanger for skirts, strap-n less dresses and the like embodying a means whereby the same maybe detachably secured to a Wire type clothes hanger.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a garment hanger of the aforementioned character that is simple and practical in construction, strong and reliable in use, small and compact in structure, neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the present invention applied to a well known type of clothes hanger and showing in dotted lines a skirt supported on the present invention;

Figure 2 is an end view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an elevational view of the present invention in slightly modified form; and,

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the hanger, disclosed in Figure 3, is bent in order to receive a skirt.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present hanger that is constructed from a single length of resilient material such as wire, the numerals l and I2 represent an outer pair of substantially V-shaped garment supporting members or lingers that are connected to an inner pair of substantially V-shaped garment supporting members or fingers I4 and 16 by cross pieces or connecting rods 3 and 20. The cross pieces 18 and 20 are integrally formed with the adjacent legs 22 and 24 of the members l0 and I4 and the ada 35 Claims. (01. 223- 95; 7

' f This invention relates to new and usefulimjacent legs 26 and 28 of the respectively. l l u The adjacent and inner legs 30 and 32 of the inner V-shaped members 14 and [6 are joined by a connectinglrod 34 that is coaxial with the connecting rods I8 and 20.: l ,i ,The'innersubstantially V-shaped members l4 and .16 are .inclineddownwardly and outwardly -from the connecting rod 34, the-member I0 is spaced parallel tothe member. [4, and the mem- -ber l2 is spacedparallel tothe member l6; The members I0, I2 and l4, 16 are so inclined asto yieldingly bear against the inner circumference of the waist of a skirt 36 of any suitablesize.

When the inner members I4 and 16 are employed for; supporting or\ holding a skirt, strapless dress or the like,,the outermembers loand 12 will be exposedor spaced away from the said garmenttosprovide a means whereby the bar 34 may be flexedor arched to facilitate a convenient removal of the garment from the members l4 and I6.

Extensions 38 and 40 incline upwardly and outwardly from the outer legs 42 and 44 of the outer substantially V-shaped members Ill, l2 and terminate in loops, coils or eyes 46 and 48 that receive and embrace the lower rail. 50 of a well known type wire clothes hanger 52.

Reference is now directed to Figures 3 and 4 wherein there is disclosed the present preferably wire constructed hanger in slightly modified form. In this embodiment, the inner legs of the outer substantially V-shaped members 54 and 56 are connected, through the medium of rods 58 and 60, to the outer legs of the inner substantially V- shaped hand-grip forming members 62 and 64.

Upwardly and outwardly inclined extensions 66 and 68 rise from the'outer legs of the members 54 and 56 and terminate in loops, coils or attaching eyes 10 and 12 whereby the hanger may be detachably secured to the lower rail of a clothes hanger such as 52.

A substantially horizontal rod 14 extends between the inner legs of the members 62 and 64 and its central portion is twisted together, as at 16 to form a hook 18 so that the hanger may be used without the hanger 52.

The hanger illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 is similar to the hanger shown in Figures 1 and 2 with the exception that the central portion of the rod or bar between the inner substantially vshaped members is bent to form a hook.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the demembers l2 and I6,

3 vice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims. 7

Having described the invention, whatis claimed as new is:

l. A skirt holding attachment for garment hangers, said attachment comprising an elongated resilient wire member having upstanding terminal loops for engaging a hanger, and apair of downwardly and outwardly inclined resilient fingers. projecting downwardly and outwardly from the ends of said member, said fingers being elongated and relatively narrow to form'hand grips whereby the fingers may be manually urged together to flex the member. 7

2. A skirt holding attachment for garment hangers, .said attachment comprisingv an elongated resilient wire member, a first pair of downare spaced apart suflici'ently to permit a user to insert his hand between the fingers of each pair of fingers, and hanger arms constituting the ends or said wire member and rising from the first and'second pairs of fingers and having up- 4 per terminal hooks adapted to embrace the rail of a garment hanger.

3. The combination of claim 2 and a hook member formed in said wire member medially the ends of said wire member and between said pairs of fingers.

4. A skirt hanger comprising an elongated resilient wire member having downwardly and outwardly inclined elongated v-shaped fingers at, its ends, hand-grip forming members integrally formed with and depending from said wire member along side of the fingers and spaced sufficiently from the fingers to permit a user to place his hands about the hand-grip forming members to flex the wire member and bring the v-shaped fingers toward each other, and hanger hooks integrally formed with the fingers.

5. A garment hanger comprising inner and outer pairs of elongated substantially V-shaped wire members constituting hand-grips and garment supports, connecting bars between the inner members and the outermembers, a straight connecting rod coaxial with said bars and jo-ining the inner members, and attaching loops rising from the outer members, said members being inclined relative to said connecting rod and said attachingloops extending well abovesaideonnecting rod. 1 7 h CLIFFORD E. CURRIER.

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1,818,193 :Burde Aug. 11,;1931 2,205,489 Nelson as--. June 25,1940 

